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Milo and the Magpies

Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.

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Developer
Johan Scherft
Publisher
Second Maze
Release
September 7, 2021
4 years and 330 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive3,406 reviews98.4%

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About the Game

Milo, a curious and adventurous cat, needs to find his way home after an encounter with some pesky magpies. Help Milo sneak through the gardens of his neighbours by exploring and solving the various puzzles you come across. Can you outsmart the pestering magpies and guide Milo back home?



Milo and the Magpies is an atmospheric point-and-click adventure game created by artist Johan Scherft, who beautifully hand-painted and animated all backgrounds and characters.

Features:


■ Relaxing yet stimulating game-play
Get Milo across 9 unique gardens by interacting with the environment and solving small point and click / hidden-object puzzles.

■ Captivating artistic atmosphere
Each hand-painted garden Milo has to sneak through has its own unique personality, style and collection of fun characters for you to meet and interact with.

■ Atmospheric soundtrack
Each garden has its own theme song composed by Victor Butzelaar.

■ Average playtime: 1.5 hours

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